stand in for en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, transitive) To replace; to act as a double or substitute for.
I asked my colleague to stand in for me so I could take the day off.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stood in for | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| stood in for | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| standing in for | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| stands in for | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (17)
fi tuurata (replace) · cmn 代替 (replace) · ia suppler a un persona (replace) · es hacer las veces de/por (replace) · ru замеща́ть (replace) · ro înlocui (replace) · ru замести́ть (replace) · ko ~를 대신하여 (replace) · pl zastąpić (replace) · nl vervangen (replace) · it fare le veci (replace) · es formar por (replace) · it sostituire (replace) · fr remplacer (replace) · de sich ersetzen (replace) · fr suppléer (replace) · pl zastępować (replace)